SF 3579
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/18/2026 10:23 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; authorizing online driver improvement clinics; requiring
rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.972, by adding a
subdivision; 169.973, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.972, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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In cases where no clinic established under subdivision 1
is available, a court or municipality may refer individuals to an online or remotely held
driver improvement clinic established by a third-party provider that is approved by the
commissioner of public safety under section 169.973, subdivision 3.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.973, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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(a) The commissioner of public safety must
promulgate rules to regulate online or remotely provided driver improvement clinics that
comply with the standards that govern clinics under subdivision 1, including rules regarding
how a third-party provider may apply to have a course certified as complying with this
section.
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(b) The commissioner of public safety must maintain a list of third-party courses that
have been certified as complying with this subdivision.
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(c) Notwithstanding section 169.972, subdivision 2, the third-party provider of a driver
improvement clinic under this subdivision may charge a clinic participant a reasonable fee
in excess of $50.
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